What NFCE Team can Best Defend Against TO!? ...

[RiggoForever]

Shutting down a player like TO has more to do with pressuring his QB than actually covering him. Philly and NY have better pass rush, so they have a better shot at covering him.

Id like to see Washington stop him, because they would probably have to roll help to his side, and I'll take Terry Glenn 1 on 1 with Rogers any day of the week.

I'd rather have Rogers manning up on Glenn then put Springs on TO without help.

Rogers is a physical corner, he'll bang Glenn at the line of scrimmage and make him earn whatever he gets.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Rogers is a physical corner, he'll bang Glenn at the line of scrimmage and make him earn whatever he gets.

Rogers better be careful, 5-yard rule, he's young, so he may trip on that a couple of times, which might be very costly for him

 

[superpunk]

I'd rather have Rogers manning up on Glenn then put Springs on TO without help.

Rogers is a physical corner, he'll bang Glenn at the line of scrimmage and make him earn whatever he gets.

So are Sheldon Brown and Lito Sheppard.

Glenn eats their lunch.

I'm sure Glenn's eyes would light up seeing that young buck across from him. I think it's more realistic for Rogers and Safety to double TO, with Springs single against Glenn.

 

[RiggoForever]

Rogers better be careful, 5-yard rule, he's young, so he may trip on that a couple of times, which might be very costly for him

I agree. I think in many ways Rogers will be the X factor for the defense in this matchup. We can't double both WRs because that doesn't account for Witten or Fasano. My guess is that either Kenny Wright or Marcus Washington is primarily responsible for Witten/Fasano depending on the down.

If Dallas is able to disguise which TE is staying to block, and which TE is going out before the snap, that will be the toughest thing to predict. Campbell may have been a pretty good blocker but nobody was afraid of him as a pass catcher.

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

Alright, Let's really see who's who ...TO is what -- 37 years old now, he's in incredible shape, and learning the Cowboy's play book.

Realistically, I don't think anyone is going to shut him down ...but ladies and gentleman, he's defendable! I Guess it's possible to sustain his breakaway speed, and ability to get separation, but NFC-E CBs are younger and just as fast; if not faster than Terrell.

Coupled with the fact that Terrell has been literally Out of the NFL for almost the entire 2005 season. I'm not suggesting that he's "rusty," but I am suggesting that he is not at his peak (literally).

Oh, he'll produce when the opportunity presents itself, but I'm not certain if he is the one to take the team to the next level. Now I could be wrong (I've been wrong before).

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I agree. I think in many ways Rogers will be the X factor for the defense in this matchup. We can't double both WRs because that doesn't account for Witten or Fasano. My guess is that either Kenny Wright or Marcus Washington is primarily responsible for Witten/Fasano depending on the down.

If Dallas is able to disguise which TE is staying to block, and which TE is going out before the snap, that will be the toughest thing to predict. Campbell may have been a pretty good blocker but nobody was afraid of him as a pass catcher.

you learn well, much better than most Cowboy fans on here

 

[superpunk]

Alright, Let's really see who's who ...TO is what -- 37 years old now, he's in incredible shape, and learning the Cowboy's play book.

37 or 33 - who cares, right?

Realistically, I don't think anyone is going to shut him down ...but ladies and gentleman, he's defendable! I Guess it's possible to sustain his breakaway speed, and ability to get separation, but NFC-E CBs are younger and just as fast; if not faster than Terrell.

Of course it's possible to shut HIM down. Who cares about HIM? But it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to shut HIM, Glenn, Witten, AND Julius down.

Noone has that kind of personnel. Not even the Cowboys.

Oh, he'll produce when the opportunity presents itself, but I'm not certain if he is the one to take the team to the next level. Now I could be wrong (I've been wrong before).

You're absolutely right. Our righteous defense is going to take us to the next level. Not TO. But he will make this offense fun.

 

[JohnsKey19]

If we're talking about simply limiting TO's receptions and yards, I'd say the Commanders. Springs is a good matchup and Taylor is one of the few guys in the league big and fast enough to compete with Owens down the field.

But that's just fine and exactly why TO is here. You take away their 2 best secondary players, forcing Glenn 1-on-1 against a CB. Terry will have the advantage in that situation 9 times out of 10. Glenn is by far the best WR TO has played with since Rice and he'll surely benefit from all the attention TO commands from opposing defenses.

If either Crayton or Fasano can emerge as a legitimate 4th option behind TO-Glenn-Witten, Bledsoe will challenge the 4000 yd mark.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Coupled with the fact that Terrell has been literally Out of the NFL for almost the entire 2005 season. I'm not suggesting that he's "rusty," but I am suggesting that he is not at his peak (literally).

he looked pretty good in our mini-camp, of course it's just mini-camp, but again, it's mini-camp, he still has alot of time to get up to speed

Oh, he'll produce when the opportunity presents itself, but I'm not certain if he is the one to take the team to the next level. Now I could be wrong (I've been wrong before).

he did a pretty good job taking McNabb to the next level of being a QB

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

37 or 33 - who cares, right?



Of course it's possible to shut HIM down. Who cares about HIM? But it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to shut HIM, Glenn, Witten, AND Julius down.

Noone has that kind of personnel. Not even the Cowboys.



You're absolutely right. Our righteous defense is going to take us to the next level. Not TO. But he will make this offense fun.

Well defended superpunk. And without getting personel -- you're in control.

 

[BeWare94]

Yes, but the Eagles won a fair number of games against the 'skins while TO was there I believe.

The real point here is if you make the decision to not let TO beat you, it opens up other areas. Not having TO last season did make a difference to the Eagle offense regardless of McNabb's injury.

Of course, I'll be the first to admit having TO last year as a Cowboy might not have made a huge difference in the final result because our OL play (and our PK) was so poor. So TO can (not will) make a big difference to the Cowboys if there is sufficient offensive line performance and a running game for balance. I'll note here that, while the Eagles did not run the ball so much, the use of Westbrook in the WCO was a de facto balance because his short receptions out of the backfield kept defenses honest.

One of the subtleties of the game is that Owens will also help the Cowboys run the football better because he is much too physical at the point of attack for any cornerback in the game to handle without assistance which means there should be more opportunities to get the ball outside the tackles. He will also help because he will take the roof off a whole lot of coverages. He is a legitimate number one receiver and with a gunslinger like Drew Bledsoe who can get the ball downfield and Terry Glenn on the other side of the field, teams are going to play Dallas' offense differently. If you put that 8th or 9th man in the box somebody is going to get beat.

 

[BeWare94]

Actually, yes he has. I have the film to prove it if you'd like me to post it for you. He's lined up over TO many times in man coverage while he was with the iggles in taylor's rookie season and last year.

I thought we already established that Owens didn't play in either of the Washington games last year and everytime he has played against you he's been on the winning side.

 

[BeWare94]

I'll post the video tonight or tomorrow, I have to leave work right now so I can't keep this debate up anymore. But if you would like to see it just go right over to extremeskins.com and they have Sean Taylor's highlight video's from his rookie and sophmore season, there's highlights of he and T.O. matched up one on one in both vidoes and Taylor lays some serious wood on your boy. Out leaps him for a jump ball or two and bullies him up and down the field. Its must see tv.

Taylor better worry about winning his legal case before he worries about any offensive players in the NFL. He could be locked up when the season starts. LOL!

 

[superpunk]

BeWare - Taylor plead out. he's off the hook - unless he F's up again in the next 18 months.

Which is quite likely.

 

[BeWare94]

It's a no brainer.

Every team in the NFL that has to play the Cowboys this year is thinking "Pressure Bledsoe" right now. Doesn't matter how they do it - blitzes, 4+ man fronts, sending safeties after him, etc...

The suspect unit on the Cowboys is the offensive line. They will test it by stuffing the box and playing man or zone while blitzing until the season gets under way and teams start getting tape to analyze.

So you stuff the box and leave your cornerbacks one on one, that's quick death.

 

[BeWare94]

It's a no brainer.

Every team in the NFL that has to play the Cowboys this year is thinking "Pressure Bledsoe" right now. Doesn't matter how they do it - blitzes, 4+ man fronts, sending safeties after him, etc...

The suspect unit on the Cowboys is the offensive line. They will test it by stuffing the box and playing man or zone while blitzing until the season gets under way and teams start getting tape to analyze.

You said, "stuffing the box". LOL

 

[BeWare94]

Rogers...he'll bang Glenn at the line of scrimmage and make him earn whatever he gets.

I hope they do that on the commercial timeout.

 

[BeWare94]

he looked pretty good in our mini-camp, of course it's just mini-camp, but again, it's mini-camp, he still has alot of time to get up to speed



he did a pretty good job taking McNabb to the next level of being a QB

Yeah, I enjoyed seeing McFlabb's rating plummet the 20 points that it jumped as soon as they got Owens. I think that now McFlabb has a lot more to prove than Owens. He had a great receiver and his rating shot up 20 points, he lost that receiver and his rating dropped 20 points. McNabb has been very average without Owens. Maybe Owens can help Bledsoe, too.

 

[BeWare94]

BeWare - Taylor plead out. he's off the hook - unless he F's up again in the next 18 months.

Which is quite likely.

Isn't pleading out the equivalent of saying, "yeah, I'm guilty but I'm also a celebrity so don't punish me too hard."?

 

[TEK2000]

SantanaOwnsU... these are 2 of 3 clips I found in the highlight videos floating around extremeskins.

I guess these 2 are the one someone referred to as dirty....

The 3rd was Taylor throwing TO out of bounds... though it wasn't really dirty cuz TO's feet were still in bounds.

Let me know if there is more footage than just these 3 clips. THANKS!